Captivate your audience with these authentic Japanese storytelling boards! Look and sound like a pro when you use these classroom-tested Kamishibai boards. These versatile boards can be used for reading, English, ESL, Japanese, multicultural classesand more! This ancient Japanese/Chinese art form was used by a traveling Kamishibai man to captivate his audience with his mini-dramas as a means of selling his candy. Each story consists of stiff paper boards with vibrant illustrations on one side and the story and story-telling instructions on the other in both English and Japanese. Includes a teaching guide with themes to discuss, questions and cultural notes to the story. Ages 4 & up. 12-16 15" x 11" panels per story.Heavenly Weaver (Tanabata Monogatari): An ancient Chinese/Japanese/Korean folk tale of a herdsman and the heavenly weaver who fall in love and marry but completely neglect their duties. The angry ruler separates them but is moved by their heartbroken pleas and lets them reunite once a year on the seventh day of the seventh month. The lovers are the stars Altair and Vega.